# Chinese Grammar for HSK: Structures & Examples | HSKReady Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/grammar Language: en Content ID: grammar-index Scope: published website educational content; full vocabulary, question bank and mock exams remain in the app. Explore all 593 grammar points in the HSK Official Examination Outline by level and category, with available lessons, examples and explanations. # Grammar Follow the HSK Official Examination Outline, with explanations and Chinese examples. ## Explore the outline by HSK level All 593 outline points · choose a level to see its categories and available lessons. [**HSK 1**70 points](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-1)[**HSK 2**78 points](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-2)[**HSK 3**96 points](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-3)[**HSK 4**95 points](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-4)[**HSK 5**70 points](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-5)[**HSK 6**50 points](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-6)[**HSK 7–9**134 points](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-7-9) Level HSK 1 / HSK 2 / HSK 3 / HSK 4 / HSK 5 / HSK 6 / HSK 7–9 Outline category All categories / Morphemes / Word classes / Phrases / Fixed patterns / Sentence components / Sentence types / Aspect / Special expressions / Discourse ## Grammar 1–12 / 593 HSK 2 Sentence types › Special sentence patterns › Comparisons 1 ## [Making Comparisons in Chinese with 比 (bǐ)](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/bi) This guide explains how to build comparative sentences in Mandarin using 比 (bǐ), add specific or general difference amounts after the adjective, and choose between 没有 (méiyǒu) and 不比 (bù bǐ) based on context. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/bi) HSK 1 Sentence components › Adverbial ## [HSK 1 Adverbials (状语): Adverbs, Adjectives, Time, and Place Before the Verb](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-1-adverbials-440ab2d171) In Mandarin Chinese, the sentence component that modifies a verb or an adjective is called an adverbial (状语, zhuàngyǔ). At the HSK 1 outline level, adverbials fall into three main groups: adverbs, adjectives acting as adverbials, and words … [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-1-adverbials-440ab2d171) HSK 1 Word classes › Adverbs › Degree adverbs ## [HSK 1 Adverbs of Degree: 很, 非常, 太, 真, and 有（一）点儿](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-1-adverbs-0bf5d33f77) In Mandarin, adverbs of degree go directly before adjectives or mental verbs to show intensity, emotion, or a slight problem. Mastering 很, 非常, 太, 真, and 有（一）点儿 helps you build natural descriptive sentences without relying on English-style l… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-1-adverbs-0bf5d33f77) HSK 1 Word classes › Adverbs › Frequency adverbs ## [HSK 1 Frequency Adverb 再 (zài): Repeating Actions in the Future](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-1-adverbs-1fae4e9537) In beginner Mandarin, the frequency adverb 再 (zài) expresses that an action will happen again or be repeated one more time. Unlike English, where 'again' usually goes at the end of a sentence, 再 (zài) must stand directly before the action v… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-1-adverbs-1fae4e9537) HSK 1 Word classes › Adverbs › Time adverbs ## [HSK 1 Time Adverbs: Expressing Ongoing Actions with 在 and 正在](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-1-adverbs-6729fbcade) In Mandarin Chinese, verbs do not change form to show tense or aspect. Instead, time adverbs like 在 and 正在 are placed directly before a verb to show that an action is in progress. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-1-adverbs-6729fbcade) HSK 1 Word classes › Adverbs › Negative adverbs ## [HSK 1 Negative Adverbs: 不, 没(有), and 不要](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-1-adverbs-97c833f4d2) Mandarin uses different negative adverbs depending on whether you are negating a habit or state, an objective past event or possession, or giving a negative command. This lesson covers the three Level 1 negative adverbs in the supplied HSK … [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-1-adverbs-97c833f4d2) HSK 1 Word classes › Adverbs › Linking adverbs ## [HSK 1 Conjunctive Adverbs: How to Use 也 (yě) and 还 (hái)](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-1-adverbs-c8086f0bf2) In the HSK 1 grammar outline, both 也 (yě) and 还 (hái, sense 1) function as conjunctive adverbs that link clauses by adding information. While both can often translate to 'also' or 'in addition', they are not always interchangeable. This les… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-1-adverbs-c8086f0bf2) HSK 1 Word classes › Adverbs › Scope adverbs ## [HSK 1 Scope Adverb: How to Use 都 (dōu) for "All" and "Both"](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-1-adverbs-fe3ed39098) In Chinese, the scope adverb 都 (dōu) indicates that an action or state applies to every member of a group mentioned earlier in the sentence. Depending on whether the group has two or more items, it translates to "both" or "all" in English. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-1-adverbs-fe3ed39098) HSK 1 Sentence components › Attributive ## [HSK 1 Attributives (定语): Nominal, Adjectival, and Numeral-Measure Modifiers](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-1-attributes-2a5e57f9b2) In Mandarin Chinese, an attributive (定语) is any word or phrase that modifies, restricts, or describes a head noun (中心语). At Level 1 of the supplied HSK outline, learners focus on three core types of attributives: nominal words and phrases, … [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-1-attributes-2a5e57f9b2) HSK 1 Sentence components › Complement › Quantity complements 1 ## [HSK 1 Complements of Quantity 1: Verb + Action-Measure Complement (动词+动量补语)](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-1-complements-66dc25f4b2) In Mandarin Chinese, to state how many times an action occurs, you place a number and an action measure word directly after the verb. This structure is listed in the HSK 1 outline as Complements of Quantity 1: Verb + Action-Measure Compleme… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-1-complements-66dc25f4b2) HSK 1 Word classes › Conjunctions › Connecting words or phrases ## [Using 和 (hé) to Connect Words and Phrases in HSK 1](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-1-conjunctions-007e5d94d1) In beginner Chinese, the conjunction 和 (hé) joins parallel words or short phrases—most commonly nouns and pronouns—just like 'and' in English. Unlike English 'and', however, it cannot connect two independent clauses or full sentences. [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-1-conjunctions-007e5d94d1) HSK 1 Sentence types › Sentence patterns › Simple sentences ## [HSK 1 Grammar: Noun-Predicate Sentences (名词谓语句)](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-1-simple-sentences-g044) In Mandarin Chinese, a noun or noun phrase can serve directly as the predicate of a sentence without a linking verb like 是 (shì). Known in the HSK 1 syllabus as 名词谓语句 (míngcí wèiyǔ jù), this pattern is commonly used in spoken Chinese to sta… [View details](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/hsk-1-simple-sentences-g044) ### No matching results Try another keyword or clear the filters. ‹ Previous [1](https://hskready.app/en/grammar)[2](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/2)[50](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/50) [Next ›](https://hskready.app/en/grammar/page/2)